I.that which is thrown away in cleansing; in pl. the offscourings, refuse of a sacrifice, Aesch.
2.metaph. a castaway, outcast, Ar., Dem., etc.
II.in pl. = κάθαρσις, purification, Eur.
III.purified ground, ἐντὸς καθάρματος within the hallowed space, Ar.